Door or window frame.



D. DOWD.

DOOR 0R WINDOW FRAME.

APPLIOATION FILED SEPT. e, 1911.

AFig-2 inventor @Ma @wwe Patented Jan. 21, 1913.

DANIEL DOWD, 0F PORTLAND, OREGON.

Doon on WINDOW FRAME.

Specication of Letters Patent.

Patented e131121.19313.

- Application filed Septemberiit, 1911. ySerial No. 647,971.

To atl l:1r/0m 'It may concern Be it known that l, DANIEL Down, acitizen ofthe United States, residing at Portland, in the county ofMultnomah and State ot' Oregon, have invented a new and useful Door orfindow Frame, of which the following' is a specification. I

rl`his invention relates to metallic door or window frames.

lu thc :ucompanyiug drawings forming part of this specification: Figurel` is a perspective view ot the frame. Fig'. 9, is an elevation ofone-haltl or a door frame. Fig. 3. is a perspective view of a fragmentof the two sections oi" the frame. Fig'. 4. is a transverse sectionthrough frame on line !/--7/. Fig'. 5, shows the corner of the casingfilled.

Similar numerals refer to similar parts throughout the different views.

Referring' to the accompanying drawings it will be observed that theframe comprises two sect-ions, A and B, each section formed of one pieceof sheet metal, angle shaped, one leg' of the angle forming the casing'.l, and a portion of the jamb, 2, formed by the remaining leg, said anglebeing bent to con- `lorm to the rectangular shape of the door o1' windowframe, section B being slightly larger than sect-ion A, permitting' thejainb ]'iortion of section A to telescope into the jamb portion ofsection B, enabling r the frame to'be adjustably secured to walls ot'varying thickness.

The edge, 3, of the jamb portion of section A eing turned over, forminga semicircle, Ll, and retaining` a resilient strip, 5, forming a stopwhich the door closes against, slots, G, are provided in the jambportion of section B, said slots being de.- signed to engagescrew-bolts, 7, carried by the jarnb portion of section A. saidscrewbolts retaining bindingr strips, 8. The janlb port-ion of section Bmade to slide between the binding strip and the jamb portion of sectionA, the bindingr strips being clamped against the inner side of the jambportion of section B, clamping together the two jamb portions of A. andB 'after they have been adjusted tothe required position, thescrew-bolts beingr actuated from t-be face of thc jamb.

Prongs. 9, are provided on the lower ends of eachsection, the prongsbeing inserted into the tioor` retaining said ends in place. Hinges, l0,riveted to casing', 1, of section provides. means for hanginglr the doorto traine, Bolts, 1'1, passing transversely through the wall and casing,clamping the casing' against the side of the wall retains the trame inplace. The corners, 12, of the casing, l, left void by the bending otthe angle to the' rectangular shape of the frame, being clot-'cd by apiece of metal of the required shape, as shown at 13. Fig. 5.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure byLetters Pat ent is:

l. A metallic frame of the character described comprising two sections,each section consisting of casing,r and a jamb portion formed integralof one pieceof short metal, cach section so constructed as to allow thejainb portion of one section to telescope into the jamb portion of theother section. a resilient stop retained in position by the turned overedge of the jamb portion of one section, screw-bolts carried by saidjamh portion, a binding strip retained. by said screw bolts, slotsprovided in the engaging said screw-bolts, allowing said slotted jainbportion to pass between said binding strip and the jalnb portion of theother section, the two jainb portions being clamped together by saidbinding strip and screw-bolts, said screw-bolts being actuated from theface of the jamb.

2. A metallic frame of the character described, con'iprising twosections, -each section consisting` o a casing and a jamb portion formedintegral of one piece oit sheet metal, the jamb portion of one sectionmade to pass by the jamb portion of the other section, prongs providedat the lower ends of each section, a resilient stop retained in positionbythe turned over edge of the jamb portion of one section, screw-boltscar- Iyamb portion ot the other-section, said slots fied by said jambportion, n binding strip In testimony whereof, I have afixed my retainedby said screw-bolts,l slots provided ldgnature in the presence of twowitnesses.

in the jamb orfion of the ot 1er Sectioinsaid slots engagiliig saidscrew-bolts, the two DANIEL DOWD inmb potions being bound together bysaid Viifnesses: binding strip, actuated by said screw bolts\ A. H.METZELAAR, from the fac'e of the jamb. L. E.v THOMPSON.

